Chapter 109 Gunpowder
Just as Fang Xu, Huang Jiang and Zhou You were complimenting, Qi Tai and Huang Shuping had already come to the order. It turned out that these two people were on duty at the Imperial City Military Office today! Seeing the situation, Wu Yuan was about to avoid it, but was stopped by Emperor Zhu Yunwen and said, "Mr. Wu doesn't need to be mindful. It's the opportunity today. I will also let you wait for the martial arts masters to see the emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty. This time you check for me and see if I have any omissions!"
After Zhu Yunwen, Qi Tai and Huang Shuping met with each other, he said directly: "Qi Aiqing, Huang Aiqing, the reason why I summoned you at this time is because under the guidance of all the martial arts heroes, I suddenly realized the harm of the gunpowder! I wonder what countermeasures do we have for gunpowder at the moment?"
Qi Tai was stunned, but still answered sincerely: "Since we suspected that the Tianxin Pavilion General Assembly at Chifeng Mountain in the suburbs of Kyoto was destroyed by gunpowder, we have listed gunpowder as strictly prohibited materials, prohibiting the public from circulating in any way, and even civilian objects such as firecrackers are prohibited! That's all, the specific execution was issued by the Ministry of War and spread across the country. As for Kyoto, it is fully responsible for the Nine Gate Admiral Huang Shuping!"
When Huang Shuping saw the emperor shifting his gaze to him, he spoke directly: "Your Majesty, all the residents of our Kyoto have been investigated by us. There was no trace of gunpowder left behind. Even those craftsmen were arrested by us. The secret recipe for banning gunpowder leaks. I'm afraid we will have a quiet New Year this year!"
After hearing Qi Tai and Huang Shuping's words, Wu Yuan was quite satisfied, but he always felt that there was a little missing and could not catch it! The more he thought about it, the deeper his brows frowned. In desperation, Wu Yuan couldn't help but touch his forehead and sighed slightly, but he couldn't help but recall what the two high officials said just now!
Zhu Yunwen, who was about to praise him, suddenly saw Wu Yuan's movements and expressions. He was slightly shocked. He thought that the two ministers had made mistakes and hurriedly said to Wu Yuan: "Mr. Wu, do you have any other ideas? At this time, these two parties are here, and if there is something left behind, you might as well point it out on the spot, so that we can prevent it in the future!"
Wu Yuan pondered for a moment and replied, "I know that as a martial arts expert, it is inappropriate to interject with your monarch and ministers like this. However, since the emperor asked, I will say something about it, which is considered to be a share of my worries!"
At this time, Qi Tai smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, don't belittle yourself! Who doesn't know that you are the bottomless abyss of Sword Master? Even if you don't know these, you should have heard of Wu Yuan, the president of Tianxin Martial Arts Academy? What's more, who doesn't know that your Tianxin Academy, which has repeatedly won the top scorer, is just a stepping stone for Tianxin Martial Arts Academy!"
Qi Tai is still familiar with Wu Yuan. After all, Qi Ye, the son of Qi Tai, was the eldest brother of the inner sect of Tianxin Pavilion! Although Qi Ye died because of Qi Tai's strategy of reducing the vassals, Qi Tai's relationship with Tianxin Pavilion has not been separated because of this. Qi Tai even sent his children from his side branch to Tianxin Pavilion as the senior disciple of the great elder Xu Jian!
After hearing Qi Tai's complimentary words, Wu Yuan couldn't help but relax a little and no longer shy, but he still said politely: "I am honored to be praised by Taiwei Qi like this! Since you don't mind, I will tell you my personal opinion. If there is any absurdity, please forgive me!"
"When I heard Master Huang mention the secret recipe of gunpowder, I couldn't help but think of the raw materials of gunpowder! In fact, the secret recipe of gunpowder is not confidential. What many people know is that it is made of sulfur as the main material and charcoal as the auxiliary material, and mixed in a certain proportion! What I worry most is these two raw materials, sulfur and charcoal!"
"Everyone knows that this charcoal is not difficult to find, but the sulfur is difficult to find! But sulfur is not only a medicinal material, but also an alchemy material. If you really want to find this product, it is not difficult. Not only are it available in various pharmacies, but many can be found in various Taoist temples or Taoist cultivation families! These are the potential sources of gunpowder. I wonder if the two adults can take some precautions?"
Everyone present, whether it was the emperor and minister or the son of the aristocratic family of the martial arts, could not help but sweat on their backs after hearing Wu Yuan's words. The precautions that they thought were foolproof, but now they suddenly found that there were cracks on the iron wall of the copper wall, and outside the cracks, there were layers of air-thread holes!
The emperor deserves to be the emperor. Zhu Yunwen reacted the most quickly. He immediately stood up from the dragon throne and bowed to Wu Yuanyingying: "Mr. Wu is worthy of being a martial arts master. This experience is truly admirable. Now, after hearing what Mr. Wu said, I feel like I am enlightened. Finally, I missed the past and avoided the shocking crisis! Mr. Wu, please accept my prayer on behalf of the millions of people in Kyoto!"
Seeing the emperor bowing to him solemnly, Wu Yuan quickly stood up to kneel down and return the salute, Fang Bu lost the emperor's face, and at the same time he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty must not be like this. In the next world, I really can't bear the emperor's worship! The emperor quickly accepted the etiquette and did not let the evil spirits go. Now I am really frightened!"
Zhu Yunwen looked at the people who were kneeling in front of him again, not because of the satisfaction of the imperial power, but because he was embarrassed to put away his hands and said embarrassedly: "Please please calm down quickly. I am inspired, not intentionally!"
Everyone looked at Zhu Yunwen with a slightly red face and realized that this was just a young emperor, so they naturally had such a pure side. They smiled slightly and sat down one by one again!
Seeing that everyone finally sat down again, Zhu Yunwen immediately said to Qi Tai and Huang Shuping: "Two my dear friends, you understand now. We still have many mistakes and omissions. We need to listen to others' opinions in the future! This time, I will not hold you responsible, after all, even I have ignored this place! However, don't think carefully in the future!"
After hearing the emperor's disclaimer, Qi Tai and Huang Shuping immediately knelt down and thanked each other again. Qi Tai said: "Master, then our next policy will be changed. All sulfur from various pharmacies, Taoist temples and even the Taoist families will be confiscated to the treasury for centralized treatment! Even in the future, we can use craftsmen to study the proportion of gunpowder and make the gunpowder we need, and in turn use it to deal with them!"
Emperor Zhu Yunwen heard this and nodded, "Okay, let's deal with it like this first! In addition, a medical officer is set up to check the needs of civilian medical use. After all, this sulfur is still a medicinal material! Although it has become a banned material, it cannot be banned, and there are no medicines left! By the way, we must focus on monitoring the sulfur production areas, and we must never let those traitors get one or two!"
After Qi Tai and Huang Shuping agreed, they slowly retreated! Zhu Yunwen immediately summoned Zhuge Shenhou to enter, because Zhu Yunwen had already seen that Yu Dajian, who had been sent to the imperial edict, had returned, which meant that Zhuge Shenhou had already been waiting outside the imperial study room!
Zhuge Shenhou slowly walked in, without looking sideways, and bowed to Zhu Yunwen: "Zhuge Zheng, I pay homage to my emperor, long live my emperor!"
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said, "Zhuge's beloved, please be calm!"
When Zhuge Shenhou stood up, Zhu Yunwen said to Wu Yuan: "Mr. Wu, this is Zhuge Shenhou you are going to visit. Now I have summoned him. If you ask for anything, he will definitely help me for my sake! Then I will lend you a meeting in the imperial study room, which is also considered as giving you face!"
After saying that, Zhu Yunwen was about to take Yu Dajian to leave, but Wu Yuan stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, you can also listen to it. Maybe it will be useful in the future! Although this is a matter of the world, it is also a matter of the court. If this matter is handled properly and takes the lead everywhere, it will not only benefit the righteous path of the martial arts world, but even the court can make a profit!"
Zhu Yunwen, who was about to retreat from suspicion, heard Wu Yuan say this and said so loudly, and was very curious, so he simply sat on the dragon throne and was about to hear what a noble thing was. He was so surprised by what Wu Yuan said about this sword master!
Chapter completed!